Posidogs Training & Behaviour Southampton

Posidogs Training & Behaviour Southampton Hi I'm Laura and I'm a dog trainer, walker and pet sitter based in Bitterne in Southampton and cover all surrounding areas.

I studied with the IMDT, and I am also fully insured, DBS checked and canine first aid trained.

Hello everyone! My month off has almost come to an end, it's been fun apart from being unwell for two weeks of it 🙈 luck...
24/06/2022

Hello everyone! My month off has almost come to an end, it's been fun apart from being unwell for two weeks of it 🙈 luckily I'm on the mend and looking forward to getting back to training your dog's. While I've been having a break I've also got the result back from two courses I have been working on. And I'm now a PUPPY TRAINING SPECIALIST & CANINE BODY LANGUAGE SPECIALIST!

In September I'll be studying for my accreditation and I look forward to bringing you all more skills, knowledge and kindness to training your dog's 🐶

30/05/2022

A little video from my day with the Newfoundlands. This was a lovely little exercise in which we swam out and the dogs came to rescue us back to shore.

I might be having a little break for the next few weeks but that doesn't mean I can't fill my time with even more dogs! ...
30/05/2022

I might be having a little break for the next few weeks but that doesn't mean I can't fill my time with even more dogs!
Dogs aren't just a job to me but they are literally my whole world so taking some time off to just enjoy them rather than doing the training side is pretty awesome.
Last week I travelled to Leicester to meet Pete Lewin's Newfoundlands! He has 5 of these gorgeous dogs and provides water safety talks and wellbeing swims with the dogs. He even well deservedly won the hero dog award at Crufts this year for all his hard work and thus amazing service he provides for people who may be struggling with their mental health. It just goes to show once again what an amazing impact dogs can have on us.
Seeing Pete's dogs in action was really something else, they swim effortlessly, you can tell that they love their job and their well-being and safety is taken into as much consideration as us humans. It was a truly remarkable day and I plan to go back and do it all again.

It was my last session with Barney today 🥹 and it's been an emotional one! It's been a joy to help Barney become Barney ...
24/05/2022

It was my last session with Barney today 🥹 and it's been an emotional one! It's been a joy to help Barney become Barney 2.0!

When I met Barney he was obsessed with jumping up at everyone and everything in the environment, pulled on the lead, quite fixated on other dogs, no recall, and could get in a very high arousal state very very quickly.

Today we finished on a high
✅ Great loose lead walking
✅ Lots of engagement with his mum
✅ Disengagement from other dogs, even ones running around near him
✅ Walked past people and other dogs on the street without jumping up or trying to lunge
✅ Recall has massively improved
✅ And today we worked on channeling his energy into retrieve games
✅ I could come into the home without being jumped on!

Barney and his guardian have been a joy to work with and this is just the beginning for them 🐾

All done with positive reinforcement - no harsh methods - no prongs/slip lead/ecollars etc.

A lovely sunny evening with these two gorgeous boys!
22/05/2022

A lovely sunny evening with these two gorgeous boys!

22/05/2022

Summer treats for your doggos and enrichment don't need to be fancy or expensive!

Here is a quick go to that Luna loves:
✅ Muffin tin
✅ 0% Greek yogurt
✅ 100% peanut butter (make sure there is NO xylitol in it as it's poisonous for dogs)
✅ Mix it up and spread it around the tin
✅ Any left over pop on a licki mat
✅ Throw it in the freezer for an hour

🐶 Happy doggo nice and occupied with a cold snack

The temperature is certainly rising again and it's important to be aware of how this can affect our dogs. Every year I s...
19/05/2022

The temperature is certainly rising again and it's important to be aware of how this can affect our dogs. Every year I see dogs struggling in mid afternoon heat out on walks and it is so dangerous. It's also important to note that the heat can have severe effects on flat faced breeds too.

Over the summer I'll be posted lots of alternatives to keep your dog cool and occupied in the warmer weather. But if in doubt please don't walk your dog!

Over the summer I'll also make changes should we be having training sessions or walking your dog when it is particularly warm. This will mean either training/walking earlier or much later when the weather is cooler. And there won't be any strenuous exercise such as ball throwing etc.

14/05/2022

LOOSE LEAD WALKING 🐾

✅ It doesn't need to be difficult
✅ There is no need for aversive methods (prong collars, clip lead, e collars etc)
✅ It takes some commitment, consistency and the patience to let your dog learn a new behaviour.

Barney is a giant breed dog, he is super strong and his lovely guardian was having some trouble managing him, especially on walks. He is now developing a whole new relationship with his guardian, they are working as a team with check ins, focus and mutual consistency.
What you reward, you get more of. It's that simple!

We are continuing to work on calm as Barney can go into over arousal very quickly and unfortunately when our dogs get into that state it is very hard for them to make good decisions. With kind and gentle guidance Barney is learning to take the world in his stride and we are now beginning to work on his recall and his excitement around other dogs!

Great things to come from this wonderful boy!

Last week I received my Puppy Training Specialist qualification through Dog Training College. This included passing vari...
08/05/2022

Last week I received my Puppy Training Specialist qualification through Dog Training College. This included passing various assessments along with a written assessment at the end.

I've trained a hell of a lot of puppies now so it was only right to look at becoming a specialist in this area, plus who doesn't want to work with all the puppies.

I now have even more knowledge in my toolbox when it comes to things such as

✅ Puppy wellness
✅ Breeding, temperament and genetics
✅ Toilet training
✅ Biting and chewing
✅ Stages of puppy development
✅ Socialisation and habituation
✅ & much more

Here at Posidogs I offer two levels of puppy training

✅ Posipups basic fundamentals program
✅ Posipups advanced fundamentals program

And not forgetting I also offer

✅ Posipups pre puppy consultation - this is a tailored service to get you completely set up for the arrival of your new puppy to get you both set up with the support you need to make the arrival of your new family member a complete success!

If you would like more info on my puppy programs or literally anything puppy, send me a message today 🐶

Training with a view today ☺️ Thursdays are my day off with my own dog Luna 💗 and today we worked on.....✅ Boundary game...
05/05/2022

Training with a view today ☺️
Thursdays are my day off with my own dog Luna 💗 and today we worked on.....

✅ Boundary games/settle in an outdoor setting with some added distractions

✅ Disengagement from distractions/triggers

✅ Instant down

✅ Middle into down

✅ Proximity

Then we finish our walk with some random wandering around, scatter feeding, find it games, and Luna had a lovely play with a border collie who was a nice match for her personality and play style, this also created a nice impromptu training session for me to recognise her arousal levels in play and cue regular breaks in play to bring that arousal level back down.

🐾 BARNEY 🐾 I've been working with Barney and his guardians for a short time now, Barney is a gorgeous Newfoundland and i...
04/05/2022

🐾 BARNEY 🐾
I've been working with Barney and his guardians for a short time now, Barney is a gorgeous Newfoundland and is very much in the throws of adolescents 🙈

Barney loves people and dogs and he shows this by getting very excited and jumping on them and as you can see Barney is a very big, heavy and strong dog who doesn't quite realise his size.

So far we have worked on several things with Barney

✅ Firstly the relationship between him and his guardian, building a relationship of trust and understanding. My first point of call is to help owners understand their dog, by understanding the dog then we can start to help them make god choices.

✅ We've started practicing focus skills to get Barney and his guardian working as a team.

✅ We have put management in place so Barney isn't constantly repeating unwanted behaviours.

✅ Created value in polite greetings with all 4 paws on the floor.

✅ Practiced calm/settle skills - it's easy to forget that for some dogs being able to be neutral in a certain situation or to be ok just doing nothing is a difficult skill to learn.

✅ Barney can be excitable so we are creating better positive outlets for that excitement which we have found that Barney doing some simple scentwork is really rewarding for him and focusing his excitement on to something more appropriate.

✅ Finally we are working on loose lead walking, creating proximity with his guardian, we've changed up the equipment, Barney was walking on a slip lead and in the habit of strangling himself on a walk which in turn can create health issues later on. We switch to a flat collar and 1.5m lead and he is instantly doing better, walking in sync with his guardian and therefore less stressful walks for the both of them!

If you need help with any of the things I've mentioned above my books are now open for July bookings!

I received this lovely picture and message from the gorgeous Ruby yesterday! It was our last session together and what a...
25/04/2022

I received this lovely picture and message from the gorgeous Ruby yesterday!
It was our last session together and what a lovely little journey it's been.

Ruby's guardians started with a pre puppy consultation so we could set Ruby up for success and go over everything from socialisation and habituation, toilet training, puppy wellness and all the foundations to cover.

Over the last 8 weeks we have covered so much, far too much to list but what I can say is Ruby is a fantastic puppy, her loose lead walking is fantastic, engagement with her owners is spot on and her recall is 👌

Over this time we have also done confidence building, enrichment, some basic scentwork and all of the puppy fundamental skills!

And lastly Ruby's success is testament to her guardians commitment and consistency which has been 110% in every session but mostly between session, practicing, rewarding and making training fun for their dog.

Training should always be enjoyable for both guardian and dog, there is never any need to punish, use harsh corrections, raise your voice or cause any fear or pain. Focus on building the relationship with your dog, creating positive emotions and rewarding all the good stuff your dog does. It's a true and simple recipe for success!

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